Bathroom fixture



Oct. 26 1926.

A. O. NELSON BATHROOM FIXTURE Filed July 1'7, 1925 I INVENTQR .4. Q/VELSON ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 26, 1926. V

UNITED STATES ADOLPH O. NELSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BATHROOM FIXTURE.

Application filed July 17, 1925.

My invention relates to improvements in bathroom fixtures, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrange ments herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a bathroom fixture which employs adjustable means for securing the device to the wash bowl or the like so as to position the soap receptacle and the tooth paste retaining receptacle in the desired position with respect to the wash bowl no matter what size or shape the wash bowl may be.

A further object of my invention is to provide a bathroom fixture which employs novel means for permitting the soap recep tacle and the tooth paste retaining receptacle to be secured to a wooden block, yet at the same time being adapted to entirely conceal the wooden block so as to cause the fixture to resemble an all-metal fixture.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device as shown operatively applied to a wash bowl,

Figure 2 is a section along the line 22 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

In carrying out my invention I provide a standard 1 that is screwed into a threaded opening 2 in a frame 3. The standard 1 is also slidably received in a bracket t and is secured in adjusted position by means of a set screw 5. The bracket 4 has a bore 6 therein for receiving the standard 1.

Figure 1 clearly shows how the bracket 4 is U-shaped, one leg 7 of the bracket extending in back of the wall 8 of the wash bowl. The leg 7 is provided with three threaded openings 9 for receiving locking screws 10. Although there are three openings provided, I have only shown two screws 10 being employed. These screws are dis posed in any one of the openings desired so as to grip the wall 8 and secure the bracket in adjusted position. If, for example, the bracket should extend a considerable distance below the bottom of the wash bowl, the screws 10 may be disposed in the two uppermost openings 9. On the other Serial No. 44,335.

extending beyond the lowermost opening 9 and then being curved so as to finally merge in the body portion of the bracket.

As heretofore stated, the screws 10 clamp the bracket to the wash bowl. In doing this the screws contact with the inner surface of the wall 8 and move the bracket so as to bring rubber pads 13 into contact with the outer surface of the wall 8. In the present form of the device I have shown two of such pads, see Figure 2. These pads are provided so as to prevent the bracket from marring the exterior surface of the wall 8, and for also aiding in frictionally clamping the bracket to the wash bowl.

The standard 1 performs a double function in that it not only secures the frame 3 to the standard, but also projects through the opening 2 so as to engage with a wooden block It. This block is disc-shaped and has the same diameter as the inner diameter of the frame 3. The periphery of the disc 14 is frictionally engaged by the inner wall of the frame 3 and the standard securely locks the disc to the frame, this being accomplished by merely screwing the standard into the opening 2 so as to engage with the block.

To the block 14 I secure a soap dish 15 and a tooth paste retaining dish 16. The soap dish has a perforated bottom so as to permit excess water to drain therefrom,-

while the tooth paste retaining dish is provided with a wire mesh bottom 17 and with tooth brush retaining U-shaped members 18. The bases 19 and 20 of the soap dish and tooth paste retaining dish 15 and 16 respectively are circular in shape, see Figure 3, and are large enough so as to entirely cover both sides of the wooden block 14. The screws 21 and 22 securing the bases 19 and 20 to the block are staggered with respect to each other so as to permit the bases to be rigidly secured to the block. The screws clamp the bases to the frame 3 and it will therefore be apparent that the block merely acts as a securing means while the actual supporting of the bases 19 and 20 is accomplished by the frame 3.

In Figure 1 I show the tooth paste retaining member 16 as being supported clear of the wash bowl while the soap dish 15 is supported just above the top of the wash bowl. The position of these two parts permits the most convenient use of the device. The tooth brushes are disposed in the U- shaped prongs 18 so as to have the handles of the. brushes depend below the prongs. The handles will extend free of the wash bowl due to the fact that the member 16 projects clear of the wash bowl.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. I have already described how the device may be readily attached to a wash bowl of any standard type, and have also described how the soap dish 15 and the member 16 may be adjusted with respect to the wash bowl. If desired, the frame 3 may be provided with an ornament 23 of any shape. The screws 10, together with the friction pads 13 provide a solid support for the device.

I claim:

A device of the type described comprising a standard, means for adjustably securing said standard to a wash bowl or the like, a frame carried by the upper end of said standard, a block carried by said frame, a support, a concealing cap, said support and concealing cap having base portions adapted to entirely cover the sides of the block and to abut said frame, whereby said block is entirely concealed, and means for securing said base portions to said block for securing said support and concealing cap to said standard and for preventing movement of said block with respect to said standard.

ADOLPH O. NELSON. 

